After hearing opening statements from President McGinity, ASUW President Schuler and ASUW Vice-President Emily Kath, Break-ThrUWYO presented to the forum a list of grievances and demands, and then, with a large number of students, faculty and other community members, walked out. “If they truly want to represent us, if they truly want to support us…
Kip DeCastro kdecastr@uwyo.edu First student leadership summit: “A resounding success” Members of ASUW said the past weekend’s leadership summit was a resounding success. According to a press release from ASUW’s Director of Governmental Affairs Grant Rogers, the Student Leadership Summit was held to discuss student issues, focusing upon student email privacy, faculty recruitment and retention…
A liberal look at the first democratic debate Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu During the 2015 democratic debate, I noticed something relatively unfamiliar to the current political landscape and that was focus on the issues. It’s all too common that political candidates tend to speak in vague generalities, tiptoeing around issues, making meaningless claims of how they…
A study by The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) ranked Wyoming as the state with the fourth highest number of students referred to the police, and also found black students in Wyoming are three times more likely to be referred to the police than white students. Published on April 10, the study looked at data…
The future hours The Gardens will be available to students will largely depend upon what types of programming the university is able to find for the venue. UW Administrators announced their decision to keep The Gardens open last week. Their decision came amid petitions and protests from students and legislation from faculty senate and ASUW….
Wyoming ranks fourth nationally in law enforcement referrals, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity, The studies were conducted by polling 2011 through 2012 Department of Education data. According to the study approximately 12 out of every 1000 students were referred to the police. A referral means that the school either called…
The combined efforts of motivated students, faculty and staff have successfully prevented The Gardens from closing. At yesterday’s Union Board meeting following a reading of the board’s resolution favoring the continued existence of The Gardens, Executive Director of the Wyoming Union Eric Webb said The Gardens would not be entirely closed, but the food component…
Despite a petition with over 400 signatures, a WyoVocal post with over 354 votes and a series of meetings proving the venue could easily become financially stable, The Gardens is still slated to close at the end of the semester. In the previous weeks students attended a series of meetings with the Union Board members…
“My Lease Says What” provides students with the tools necessary to ensure they understand the complexities of the contracts they sign with their landlords. Being home to over 13,000 students means Laramie is home to countless rental properties, from demure and older houses to newer mega apartment complexes. Navigating the complexities of lease negotiation can…
A recent study by the University of Wyoming found that 4 out of 10 Wyomingites favor the Tea Party and its policies. This should not be surprising. Wyoming has a long history of valuing self-restraint and responsibility, and superficially that’s what the Tea Party stands for. Our culture revolves around personal responsibility, stemming from our…
The University of Wyoming’s Geological Survey Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit is joining forces with the Wyoming Game and Fish to get a clearer picture of Snowy Range’s moose population. Located approximately 30 minutes outside of Laramie, the Snowy Range area is host to a large moose population, and part of the Game and Fish’s recent…
